Paddy's hardware restructuring thread!

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  • Paddy
    Super MURCer
    • Mar 2000
    • 6067

    #46
    still on hold...
    The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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    • Paddy
      Super MURCer
      • Mar 2000
      • 6067

      #47
      Now they are claiming that they cant get involved as the transaction was through Western Union, despite the bank reassuring me otherwise... still on hold
      The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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      • schmosef
        Super MURCer
        • Dec 2002
        • 5813

        #48
        I hate it when sh*t like that happens. Good luck Paddy.
        P.S. You've been Spanked!

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        • ZokesPro
          Serial Murcerer
          • Sep 2000
          • 8325

          #49
          Ah crap. If it all goes down the crapper, is there still a way you can get your money back?

          Good luck Paddy, hope it all goes well.
          Titanium is the new bling!
          (you heard from me first!)

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          • VJ
            Moderator
            • Mar 2001
            • 9733

            #50
            Hope it all turns out fine...
            (but you have confirmed the reason why I don't use eBay... )


            Jörg
            pixar
            Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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            • Paddy
              Super MURCer
              • Mar 2000
              • 6067

              #51
              The bank are cotradicting themselves. Good job the calls are recorded
              They will phone me back on Tuesday after I get back from Bavaria
              The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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              • Fat Tone
                Super MURCer
                • Aug 1999
                • 7579

                #52
                I've used that before with an insurance company: "If you check back on your recording of our last conversation you'll find..." and they instantly capitulated.
                FT.

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                • Paddy
                  Super MURCer
                  • Mar 2000
                  • 6067

                  #53
                  we shall see
                  I need to go and find my beer drinking hat...
                  The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                  • gt40
                    This space for rent
                    • Sep 1999
                    • 3973

                    #54
                    now that's something!
                    a hat that drinks beer
                    Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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                    • Paddy
                      Super MURCer
                      • Mar 2000
                      • 6067

                      #55
                      The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                      • Fat Tone
                        Super MURCer
                        • Aug 1999
                        • 7579

                        #56
                        Originally posted by gt40
                        now that's something!
                        a hat that drinks beer
                        Just as long as it's not MY beer
                        FT.

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                        • Fat Tone
                          Super MURCer
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 7579

                          #57
                          Hope you had a good trip

                          Any news on the beer or laptop money?
                          FT.

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                          • Paddy
                            Super MURCer
                            • Mar 2000
                            • 6067

                            #58
                            Hello!
                            Sorry for the delay in replying it's been hectic here.
                            Yeah, back safe and sound - just in from a weekend away in London.
                            Munich was fun although expensive. I bet the prices tripple everyyear at Oktoberfest. Still the weisbier was very good indeed. I even managed to get arrested only once!

                            In any case, it seems that the laptop has taken a bit of a back seat. The bank are insisting that they are not obliged to cover the insurance, but they probably will as I have been misinformed. I am still waiting to hear back from them.

                            As far as the rest of the hardware goes, I am uncertain as to how to proceed.

                            My server is working beautifully, but doesn't suppor the IDE RAID array that I had planned.
                            I am starting to realise that perhaps the best way forward would be to sell the server and replace it with something cheap. I have the SCSI and IDE drives / RAID controller, so I could sell the server and buy a cheap CPU/mobo/ram/case. I have seen the ProLiants going on ebay for ~£150, so I guess that's my budget if that's how I am going to proceed.

                            As far as the desktop goes, I'd like to replace it with a laptop, but my finances probably arn't going to stretch that far at the moment. I will keep the desktop for now and have a think about it later. I've checked on ebay and it certainly isn't worth selling.

                            What cpu/ram/mobo/rack mountable case can you recommend for a web/AV server?
                            The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                            • Paddy
                              Super MURCer
                              • Mar 2000
                              • 6067

                              #59
                              still no reply from the bank...
                              any advice on the above query?
                              The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                              • Fat Tone
                                Super MURCer
                                • Aug 1999
                                • 7579

                                #60
                                start another thread?
                                FT.

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